Carrying out his instructions, he would have told the Comte’s coachman and footman that they had orders from the Comte to go to the place in Monmartre where Charles was and bring him back to the hotel.
Because they were well-trained servants, they did not question whether this was really in point of fact their employer’s orders and, when Pierre climbed in to show them the way, they drove off.
It was difficult for Isa to listen to the sparkling conversation round the table that kept everyone laughing.
She knew that she was expected to join in and this she did. At the same time she felt as if she was watching the clock constantly.
As dinner finally came to an end, she knew that by this time Charles should have been transferred from the Comte’s carriage into one at the back of the hotel w
